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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2018

Neuroendoscopic aspiration and lavage of intraventricular empyema following shunt infection in infants.

Steven Tandean, Lutfi Hendriansyah, Stanislaus Djokomuljanto, Nico Adi Saputra, Andry Juliansen, Silvia Valentina, Monica Ann Mulry, Julius July

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neuroendoscopic lavage for the treatment of pyogenic ventriculitis in children: personal series and review of the literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022
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  2. Surgical treatment of post-infectious hydrocephalus in infants.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Steven TandeanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Neuroscience Centre Siloam Hospital Lippo Village, Tanggerang, Indonesia.
Lutfi HendriansyahDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Neuroscience Centre Siloam Hospital Lippo Village, Tanggerang, Indonesia.
Stanislaus DjokomuljantoDepartment of Pediatric, Siloam Lippo Karawaci Hospital, Tanggerang, Indonesia.
Nico Adi SaputraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Neuroscience Centre Siloam Hospital Lippo Village, Tanggerang, Indonesia.
Andry JuliansenDepartment of Pediatric, Siloam Lippo Karawaci Hospital, Tanggerang, Indonesia.
Silvia ValentinaFaculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Tanggerang, Indonesia.
Monica Ann MulryUndergraduate School of Medicine National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Julius JulyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Neuroscience Centre Siloam Hospital Lippo Village, Tanggerang, Indonesia.
Pelita Harapan University · IDOllscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEUniversity of North Sumatra · ID

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial ventriculitis is one of the most common and serious complications of shunt placement. Shunt infection has varied management and is difficult to treat neurosurgically. We report a case of intraventricular empyema due to shunt infection. Standard management was failed for this case and reaccumulation of pus in the both ventricles. Neuroendoscopic surgery with intraventricular lavage and aspiration using cannula nasogastric tube (NGT) through a single burr hole, has successfully decreased the accumulation of intraventricular empyema. After lavage and aspiration, antibiotic can be distributed effectively to the affected area. Follow up imaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture shown a good result and shorter length of stay in the hospital. Neuroendoscopy appears effective and safe for the management of bacterial ventriculitis due to shunt infection in infant. The strategy described in this report might be useful to treat intraventricular empyema.

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Cerebral VentriculitisEmpyemaHumansInfantLength of StayMaleNeuroendoscopyTherapeutic IrrigationTreatment OutcomeVentriculoperitoneal Shuntinfantintraventricular empyemalavageNeuroendoscopicshunt infection

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